by Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938
The nature of the state.--Armies and navies.--The purpose of armies.--Civil government.--Theory of crime and punishment.--Remedial effects of punishment.--Cause of crime.--The proper treatment of crime.--Impossibility of just judgment.--The judge of the criminal.--The measure of punishment.--Who deserves punishment.--Natural law and conduct.--Rules governing penal codes and their victims.--The machinery of justice.--The right treatment of violence
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By Melissa Barden Dowling
Clemency & Cruelty in the Roman World delves into the intricate complexities of power, justice, and morality in ancient Rome. Melissa Barden Dowling expertly navigates through the historical landscape filled with tales of both compassion and ruthlessness, shedding light on the stark realities of Roman governance.
Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Dowling explores the dual nature of Roman rulers — their capacity for clemency in granting mercy, contrasted with their inclination towards cruelty in enforcing dominance. By examining a wide array of historical sources and narratives, the book offers a compelling narrative that challenges conventional views on Roman justice and authority.
Spanning from the heights of the Roman Empire to its darkest days, Clemency & Cruelty in the Roman World presents a thought-provoking exploration of how power dynamics shaped the foundations of Roman society. Dowling’s work serves as a captivating journey into the heart of Roman civilization, inviting readers to reconsider their perceptions of ancient governance and the enduring legacies of clemency and cruelty.
University of Michigan Press, 2006, 366 pages
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DIANA PATON
INTRODUCTION: On August 1, 1838, the day of the complete abolition of slavery in the British Caribbean, the newly free members of the Mount Zion mission in Jamaica paraded to celebrate their freedom. They marched three abreast to the church and schoolhouse: first men, then children, and finally women. On arrival outside the church, the congregants were met by their minister and his wife, who read out phrases adorning banners carried in the parade. These slogans predicted a bright liberal future for the island. "Wages are better than whips," stated one. A second read, "We will work for our wives and children." "No Bond but the Law," read a third. Each was greeted by "three hearty cheers."'
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS. Durham and London. 2004. 296p.
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Robert Drewe
Aged six, Robert Drewe moved with his family from Melbourne to Perth, the world's most isolated city – and proud of it. This sun-baked coast was innocently proud, too, of its tranquillity and friendliness.
Then a man he knew murdered a boy he also knew. The murderer randomly killed eight strangers – variously shooting, strangling, stabbing, bludgeoning and hacking his victims and running them down with cars – an innocent Perth was changed forever.
In the middle-class suburbs which were the killer's main stalking grounds, the mysterious murders created widespread anxiety and instant local myth. 'The murders and their aftermath have both intrigued me and weighed heavily on me for three decades. To try to make sense of this time and place, and of my own childhood and adolescence, I had, finally, to write about it.'
The result is The Shark Net, a vibrant and haunting memoir that reaches beyond the dark recesses of murder and chaos to encompass their ordinary suburban backdrop.
London. Penguin. 2001. 343p.
By Jukka Könönen
Notwithstanding claims about the emergence of ‘crimmigration’ systems, immigration law and criminal law entail two different sets of instruments for authorities to control foreign nationals. Drawing on an analysis of removal orders for foreign offenders in Finland, this article demonstrates that significant administrative powers in immigration enforcement are employed largely autonomously from the criminal justice system. Immigration law enables the police and immigration officials to issue removal orders based on fines or penal orders for (suspected) minor offences, without obtaining criminal convictions. In addition to disproportionate administrative sanctions for foreign nationals, removal orders involve a preventive rationale targeting future risks for the society based on the assumed continuation of criminal activities. While criminal courts adjudicate all severe offences, punitive application of immigration law enables authorities to bypass criminal justice procedures and safeguards, resulting in a distinct, administrative punitive system for visiting third-country nationals.
Theoretical Criminology Volume 28, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 70-87
By George Bidwell.
Bidwell’s Travels: Forging his own chains. “Freed a human wreck, a wonderful survival and a more wonderful rise in the world. To-day he has a national reputation as a writer, speaker and is considered an authority on all social problems. He was tried at the Old Bailey and sentenced for life. charged with the £1,000,000 forgery on the bank of England. This story shows that the events of his life surpass the imaginations of our famous novelists, its thrilling scenes, hair-breadth escapes and marvelous adventures are not a record of crime, but are proofs of that in the world of wrongdoing success is failure.
Bidwell publishing Hartford (1897) 295 pages.
By W.S. Fortey.
A Most Notorious Highwayman. “Richard Turpin was born at Hampstead, in Essex, where his father kept the sign of the Bell; and after being the usual time at school, he was bound to apprentice to a butcher in Whitechapel, but did not serve out his time, for his master discharged him for impropriety of conduct, which was not in the least diminished by his parents' indulgence in supplying him with money, which enabled him to cut a figure round the town, among the blades of the road and the turf, whose company he usually kept.”
London: W.S. Fortey, 1860. 12p.
By A. Moore.
A brief historical account of the lives of the six notorious street-robbers, executed at Kingston viz. William Blewet, Edward Bunworth, Emanuel Dickenson, Thomas Berry, John Higges, and John Legee.
London: Printed for A. Moore, (1726). 52p.
By Capt. Charles Johnson.
Pirates and Robbers, drawn from the most authentic sources, with additions by C. Whitehead. “He alone is a truly brave man, who, being powerful, for brave in it disgraceful to insult the feeble : many who pass the estimation of the world, are yet cowardly enough to commit base and barbarous actions : what else can be said of those, who possessing strength of mind and vigour of body, employ their faculties to rob and oppress the weak and ignorant ? It is an easy matter to assume the semblance of fortitude and resolution; but few, very few, are the individuals who really possess those noble qualities : particularly such hardened villains whose lives and exploits are so faithfully recorded in the following work.”
London Booksellers (1883) 452 pages.
